Title

A Review Of Military Predeployment Stress Tolerance Training

Abstract

Stress-induced psychological disorders and related attrition are major concerns for the U.S. Mili-tary. In fact, the Marine Corps has identified "mental toughness," a construct including psycho-logical resilience, among its critical competencies. In response to the psychological sequelae of exposure to stressful and potentially traumatic environments, the Services have recently imple-mented programs designed to promote stress tolerance. However, empirical evidence to support the efficacy of these training efforts is sorely lacking. As a result, these programs are often dis-joint, cross-sectional, and delivered haphazardly. As a preliminary step toward addressing these issues, this outlines the efforts currently in use by the armed services, as well as those recom-mended by related communities. We present the potential shortcomings of these contemporary efforts, identify best-of-breed approaches and outcomes, and recommend next steps to improve resilience training efforts. Copyright 2011 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

11-28-2011

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Number of Pages

2153-2157

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181311551449

Socpus ID

81855173524 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/81855173524

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